Adamawa State police command on Saturday, October 31, arrested a 26-year-old man Eson Fatgoel a resident of Guyuk in possession of counterfeit naira notes in the state.
On Sunday, November 1, the state PPRO DSP Sulaiman Yahaya in a statement confirmed that the suspect has allegedly circulated the fake notes in exchange of goods and services in Guyuk, Lafiya and Numan local government areas.
“Investigations revealed that counterfeits notes are still in circulation in those areas. The public, particularly traders should observe while trading to avoid falling victim,” said Nguroje.
“The Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adeyanju, while assuring that much is been done to preventing the circulation of the counterfeits, enjoins residents to report any suspicious persons or group around their neighbourhoods to the nearest police division or report same through any of the Police Command Control/Emergency: 08089671313, 08107364974, 08053872326″ he added.
